1) When the Jamaican Bobsled team competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics they serv
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1) When the Jamaican Bobsled team competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics they served as a great example of the geographic concept that the environment has an influence over what activities are more suited for a certain location. What term is that concept referring to?
2) Which region listed below is characterized by 1) countries that are slowly making progress toward economic development and improving the quality-of-life for local residents; 2) the region has been neglected by "the West"; 3) has a very young population overall; and 4) has great potential for population explosion?
a) Environmental DeterminismExplanation / Answer
1) a - Environmental determinism
It explains of Environmental conditions affect human behaviour and influence certain activities by humans in order to acclimatize to the prevalent climatic conditions. The jamaican bobsled team have to face cold conditions whenever they compete in Winter Olympics. Belonging to a tropical country they find it difficult to cope with the changed climatic conditions that inturn affect their sporting performance which was reflected in the 2006 Winter Olympics when they failed to qualify for the final round.
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1) countries that are slowly making progress toward economic development and improving the quality-of-life for local residents; -
A - a) Europe c) Middle east f) East Asia; i) South America; g) Southeast Asia
2) the region has been neglected by "the West"
A - h) Pacific Realm; j) Middle America; b) Russia and neighboring countries; i) South America
3) has a very young population overall -
A - e) South Asia. Nearly 35-40% of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan is below 15 years of age - UNFPA report;
j) Middle America - Countries like Guatemala, Belize and Nicaragua have over 40% of its population below 15 years of age
4) has great potential for population explosion?
A - d) Continent of Africa. The Total fertility rate (TFR - the average number of children expected to be born in the entire fertility period of the women population) of many African countries like Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Liberia exceed 4.
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